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JAMES M. SCOTT, OF KINSMAN, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 72,915, dated December 31, 1867. l

vIll/IPRGVEMENT IN MEGHANIGAL MOVEMENTS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT'MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. SCOTT, of Kinsman, in the county ofTrumbull, and State of Ohio, have invented a newiand improved RotaryFeed 'for Sawflills; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, elear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, rei'- erence being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved rotary feed for saw-mills.

It has hitherto been found impossible to procure a rotary' motion fromthe pitman of a sawmill; this is obtained by my inventiomand is intendedto be applied to feed the mill.

Theaccompanying drawing is a perspective View of my improved rotaryfeed.

A is the shaft of the vwater-Wheel or rotary shaft connected with anyother source of power. B is the pitman, eccentrieally connected atiB. Apin, c, works in the slotted crank D7 causing it to revolve, andimparting a. rotary motion to the feed-shaft E, aifording a continuonsand reliable feed to the saw.

I' elnim'as new, and hdesire to secure by Letters Patent- The feed-shaftslotted crank D, and pin c, in combination with the pitman B and shaftA, arranged and operating inmanner and for the purposes substantially esdescribed.

JAMES M. SCOTT.

Witnesses: e

CHARLES FITCH, R. K. HULSE.

